The Bockkarkopf is a mountain, 2,609 m high, and part of the main ridge of the

Allgäu Alps The Allgäu Alps (german: Allgäuer Alpen) are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps, located in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in Germany and Tyrol and Vorarlberg in Austria. The range lies directly east of Lake Constance. Character ...

. It is the ninth highest peak in the Allgäu Alps and is located between the Wilder Mann to the southwest and the

Hochfrottspitze The Hochfrottspitze is a mountain, made of main dolomite, in the Allgäu Alps near Oberstdorf in Germany and the highest German mountain in the Allgäu Alps. The border with Austria runs along its ridge. Together with the Trettachspitze and Mäd ...

to the northeast. The busy

Heilbronn Way Heilbronn () is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, surrounded by Heilbronn District. With over 126,000 residents, it is the sixth-largest city in the state. From the late Middle Ages, it developed into an important trading centre. At ...

(''Heilbronner Weg'') runs over the pyramidal peak. The Bavarian border with

Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...

runs over the summit.

Ascent

The Bockkarkopf is usually only climbed from the Heilbronn Way. As a destination in itself it can be climbed in a circular tour from the Waltenberger Haus via the Hintere Bockkar and the Socktalscharte. The return journey to the mountain hut follows via the Bockkarscharte and the Vordere Bockkar. The tour can also be done in reverse.

Sources

*Dieter Seibert: ''Allgäuer Alpen Alpin,

Alpenvereinsführer The ''Alpine Club Guides'' (german: Alpenvereinsführer, commonly shortened to ''AV Führer'' or ''AVF'') are the standard series of Alpine guides that cover all the important mountain groups in the Eastern Alps. They are produced jointly by the Ge ...

''. München, Bergverlag Rudolf Rother 2004. * Alpenvereinskarte 1:25.000, Blatt 2/1, ''Allgäuer- Lechtaler Alpen, West''

External links

Tour description and photographs of the Bockkarkopf
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